As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), developed by and called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to all students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, each week we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
Today’s PARCC Byte is an update to the accountability assessments for this school year, 2013-2014 (ISAT and PSAE).
ISBE will map all items on the 2014 ISAT reading and mathematics assessments to Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The reading and mathematics assessments will be composed entirely of items written to CCSS.
The new cut scores from the 2013 assessments will still be in effect. (Click here for more information on the new cut scores that were applied to the 2013 tests http://isbe.net/assessment/htmls/isat-cut-scores13.htm).
After the revised assessments are completed for the ISAT reading and mathematics assessments, ISBE will provide more specific details about the composition of the ISAT reading and math assessments. This information will be sent in a later PARCC Byte when it’s available.
The 2014 ISAT science assessments will be developed using the existing science standards. The assessments will be developed with items developed by Illinois educators.
PSAE, Grade 11
The spring 2014 PSAE includes three components: (1) the ACT Plus Writing, which includes the ACT battery of four multiple-choice tests (English, mathematics
In addition, in spring 2014, ACT’s WorkKeys //Locating Information// assessment will be administered after the three PSAE Day 2 tests, as applicable. This will allow students who earn qualifying scores the opportunity to be eligible for ACT’s National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC). Scores for WorkKeys Locating Information assessment will not be used in any PSAEscore calculations.
Click here to access the PARCC website and sign up for their newsletter! The website is FILLED with great information! http://www.parcconline.org/
September 12
As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” each week to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
Today’s PARCC Byte answers the question, “What is PARCC”?
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of 19 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. These new K-12 assessments will build a pathway to college and career readiness by the end of high school, mark students’ progress toward this goal from 3rd grade up, and provide teachers with timely information to inform instruction and provide student support. The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year.
PARCC received a $186 million grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top assessment competition to support the development and design of the next-generation assessment system. Read the application here.
PARCC states have committed to building a K-12 assessment system that:
Builds a pathway to college and career readiness for all students,
Creates high-quality assessments that measure the full range of the Common Core State Standards,
Supports educators in the classroom,
Makes better use of technology in assessments, and
Advances accountability at all levels.
If you have more questions about PARCC Assessments, this year’s ISAT or PSAE Assessments, please visit our digital “Parking Lot” to post your question. We will post answers and links weekly. These questions will also be the focus of regularly scheduled voluntary meetings held throughout the district. Those meeting dates will be shared in the October PARCC Bytes.
As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” each week to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
Today’s PARCC Byte explains the priority purposes of the new PARCC Assessments.
The PARCC assessments have six priority purposes, which are driving the design of the system.
The priority purposes of PARCC Assessments are:
1. Determine whether students are college- and career-ready or on track.
2. Assess the full range of the Common Core Standards, including standards that are difficult to measure.
3. Measure the full range of student performance, including the performance high- and low-performing students.
4. Provide data during the academic year to inform instruction, interventions and professional development.
5. Provide data for accountability, including measures of growth.
6. Incorporate innovative approaches throughout the assessment system.
As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” each week to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
This week’s PARCC Byte will share reasons for the shift to a different assessment and assessment format.
Unlike current state assessments, the PARCC assessments will provide information on the full range of knowledge and skills needed to be career and college ready or on track toward that goal. And, they will measure the skills and knowledge of students working significantly beyond or behind their grade level. These improvements from current tests will help teachers guide instruction and give more information to students and their parents.
Illinois is experiencing major reforms:
• Each student in the state should be equipped with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to pursue higher education and enter the workforce in the 21st century.
• A world-class education is a necessity as we become more of a global economy in which our students compete with peers around the state, across the country and around the world for the jobs of tomorrow.
• Schools have begun implementing the Common Core State Standards, a multi-state initiative that established year-by-year guidelines outlining the skills and content our students must master at each grade level to continue on the path to college and career readiness.
• The Common C
ore standards are higher, fewer and deeper than the Illinois Learning Standards in providing greater strength in preparing students for 21st century careers.
• The adjustment of performance levels on the ISAT is needed to better inform administrators, teachers and students of students’ progress toward college and career readiness, especially as we move to implementation of the Common Core and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments.
September 5, 2013
As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), developed by and called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to all students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, each week we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
Today’s PARCC Byte is an update to the accountability assessments for this school year, 2013-2014 (ISAT and PSAE).
The following information is provided by the Illinois State Board of Education (http://isbe.net/assessment/default.htm ).
ISAT, Grades 3-8
ISBE will map all items on the 2014 ISAT reading and mathematics assessments to Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The reading and mathematics assessments will be composed entirely of items written to CCSS.
The new cut scores from the 2013 assessments will still be in effect. (Click here for more information on the new cut scores that were applied to the 2013 tests http://isbe.net/assessment/htmls/isat-cut-scores13.htm).
After the revised assessments are completed for the ISAT reading and mathematics assessments, ISBE will provide more specific details about the composition of the ISAT reading and math assessments. This information will be sent in a later PARCC Byte when it’s available.
The 2014 ISAT science assessments will be developed using the existing science standards. The assessments will be developed with items developed by Illinois educators.
PSAE, Grade 11
The spring 2014 PSAE includes three components: (1) the ACT Plus Writing, which includes the ACT battery of four multiple-choice tests (English, mathematics
, reading, and science) and a writing prompt, (2) an ISBE-developed science assessment, and (3) two WorkKeys assessments (Applied Mathematics and Reading for Information).
In addition, in spring 2014, ACT’s WorkKeys //Locating Information// assessment will be administered after the three PSAE Day 2 tests, as applicable. This will allow students who earn qualifying scores the opportunity to be eligible for ACT’s National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC). Scores for WorkKeys Locating Information assessment will not be used in any PSAEscore calculations.
Click here to access the PARCC website and sign up for their newsletter! The website is FILLED with great information! http://www.parcconline.org/
September 12
As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” each week to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
Today’s PARCC Byte answers the question, “What is PARCC”?
From the PARCC website: http://www.parcconline.org/about-parcc
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of 19 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. These new K-12 assessments will build a pathway to college and career readiness by the end of high school, mark students’ progress toward this goal from 3rd grade up, and provide teachers with timely information to inform instruction and provide student support. The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year.
PARCC received a $186 million grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top assessment competition to support the development and design of the next-generation assessment system. Read the application here.
PARCC states have committed to building a K-12 assessment system that:
Builds a pathway to college and career readiness for all students,
Creates high-quality assessments that measure the full range of the Common Core State Standards,
Supports educators in the classroom,
Makes better use of technology in assessments, and
Advances accountability at all levels.
If you have more questions about PARCC Assessments, this year’s ISAT or PSAE Assessments, please visit our digital “Parking Lot” to post your question. We will post answers and links weekly. These questions will also be the focus of regularly scheduled voluntary meetings held throughout the district. Those meeting dates will be shared in the October PARCC Bytes.
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September 19
As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” each week to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
Today’s PARCC Byte explains the priority purposes of the new PARCC Assessments.
The PARCC assessments have six priority purposes, which are driving the design of the system.
The priority purposes of PARCC Assessments are:To learn more about the PARCC Assessment Design, click here: http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment-design.
September 26
As you know, Illinois will begin administering new accountability assessments starting next school year (2014-2015), called “PARCC”, or “Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers”, which will be administered to students in grades 3-11. These assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and will be administered electronically.
Throughout this year, we will be digitally sending you information in a “PARCC Byte” each week to make sure you have information you need to assist you and your students in this transition.
This week’s PARCC Byte will share reasons for the shift to a different assessment and assessment format.
Unlike current state assessments, the PARCC assessments will provide information on the full range of knowledge and skills needed to be career and college ready or on track toward that goal. And, they will measure the skills and knowledge of students working significantly beyond or behind their grade level. These improvements from current tests will help teachers guide instruction and give more information to students and their parents.
Illinois is experiencing major reforms:
• Each student in the state should be equipped with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to pursue higher education and enter the workforce in the 21st century.
• A world-class education is a necessity as we become more of a global economy in which our students compete with peers around the state, across the country and around the world for the jobs of tomorrow.
• Schools have begun implementing the Common Core State Standards, a multi-state initiative that established year-by-year guidelines outlining the skills and content our students must master at each grade level to continue on the path to college and career readiness.
• The Common C
ore standards are higher, fewer and deeper than the Illinois Learning Standards in providing greater strength in preparing students for 21st century careers.
• The adjustment of performance levels on the ISAT is needed to better inform administrators, teachers and students of students’ progress toward college and career readiness, especially as we move to implementation of the Common Core and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments.